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Isuropsis

Chondrichthyes - Odontaspidida - Isuridae

Taxonomy
Isuropsis was named by Gill (1862).

It was synonymized subjectively with Isurus by Jordan and Hanibal (1923).

It was assigned to Lamnidae by Jordan (1963); and to Isuridae by Herman (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Isuropsis Gill
1963Isuropsis Jordan p. 599
1977Isuropsis Herman p. 167

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassOsteodonti
superorderLamnae
orderOdontaspidida
superfamilyIsuroidea
familyIsuridaeGray 1851
genusIsuropsisGill 1862

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Isuropsis Gill 1862
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available